Accept yourself!!

“It is impossible to act inconsistently with how you see yourself. It will only end in frustration. Find out who you are and accept yourself. Good actions will follow.”   Stop trying to be like everyone else.  It will never work.  God made only ONE of you.  Only YOU are YOU.  When we don’t accept ourselves, we are actually criticizing the handiwork of God. So, why can self-acceptance be such a struggle?  How can we stop this viscous cycle of self-hate and criticism? Start small, start saying kind things to yourself, and start acting consistent to the wonderful person God created you to be – today! **Challenge – look in the mirror and say just one KIND thing about who you are.  Practice, practice, practice.  It will lead to a more positive life and positive actions towards others. I have a firm belief that we will NEVER feel peace until we accept ourselves – every part, the good, the bad and the ugly!  Once we can accept ourselves, we will be FREE. As the quote above says- our actions will then be consistent with who we are, and how we feel about ourselves.  So let’s accept ourselves today!! God doesn’t make mistakes and He LONGS for us to accept ourselves for who we are.  He made us worth more than rubies!! -Rachel Curtis]]>